Executive Leadership
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Jeanne Bourgault
President & CEO
Deborah Ensor
Senior Vice President, Technical Leadership
Marjorie Rouse
Chief Programs Officer
Meera Selva
Chief Executive, Europe
Regional Leadership
The Americas
Our Americas Leadership Team
Maria Fernandez-Garcia
Regional Director for The Americas
Maria Fernandez-Garcia develops and supervises programs across the Americas that empower people across the continent through access to trusted and quality information. These programs include investigative and community journalism, work to protect a free and open internet, and support to mitigate disinformation, especially among at-risk communities.
Prior to joining Internews in 2017, Maria was Program Director and Advisor on Strategy and Innovation at the International Republican Institute (IRI).
- Eric Corzine
Business Manager - Pablo Arcuri
Program Manager
Asia-Pacific
Our Asia-Pacific Leadership Team
Brian D. Hanley
Regional Director for Asia-Pacific
Brian D. Hanley is the Regional Director for Asia-Pacific for Internews, where he leads media development programs in more than 20 countries. He brings more than 25 years of progressively responsible experience in development and foreign policy, including more than 15 years of senior management practice in Asia.
Prior to joining Internews, he served as a Senior Democracy and Governance Field Advisor in USAID’s Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG).
- Shynta Yoernal
Director of Business and Program Operations - Rowan Reid
Program Manager - Sim Kok Eng Amy
Sr. Program Manager
Europe and Eurasia
Our Europe and Eurasia Leadership Team
Dmitri Surnin
Regional Director for Europe & Eurasia
Dmitri “Dima” Surnin is Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia. Dima has been managing projects for Internews in Europe and Eurasia since 2012, as well as been an advisor and trainer across multiple regional and national programs.
He is a former publishing professional who has worked in media development and sustainability for most of his career.
- Sasha Skotarenko
Program Manager - Jenny Holm
Program Manager - Risa Chubinsky
Program Support Manager - Yovita Kalantaite
Business Operations Manager
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Our MENA Leadership Team
Susanne Nasr
Regional Director for MENA
Susanne Nasr is the Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), based in Berlin.
Nasr is a media development and digital security specialist with 18 years of experience in designing, implementing and overseeing media and safety programs in high-risk environments.
- Laura Holt
Director of Business and Program Operations - Candace Gibson
Program Manager
Sub-Saharan Africa
Our Sub-Saharan Africa Leadership Team
Brice Rambaud
Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
Brice Rambaud is the Internews Regional Director for Africa, based in Kenya. He leads the development and administration of Internews’ diverse array of projects and activities in the continent.
He was previously the Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) as well as a media development consultant providing business development support and designing media training and humanitarian media programs.
- Judy Stanley
Director of Business and Program Operations - Thibault Chapoy
Program Manager - Fatuma Sanbur
Program Manager, East and Southern Africa - Musa Sangarie
Program Manager, West and Central Africa
Multi-Regional Programs
Our Multi-Regional Programs Leadership Team
Chris Wild
Director for Multi-Regional Programs
As Director for Multi-Regional Programs, Chris develops and oversees a diverse portfolio of Internews programming that is implemented in two or more geographic regions to strengthen independent media, advance freedom of expression, and increase access to information.
Previously at Internews, Chris was Senior Director, Global Development (2014-2022) as well as Country Director/Chief of Party in Ukraine (2010-2012).
- Haley Slafer
Director of Internet Freedom & Resilience Programs - Craig Twitt
Head of Freedom of Expression Programs
Technical Leadership
Alison Campbell
Senior Advisor, Technical Leadership Unit
James Fahn
Executive Director, Earth Journalism Network
Jason Lambert
Senior Director, Media Business
Andrew Lyons
Director, Global Technology Hub
Megan Miller
Director, Health Programming
Melody Patry
Senior Director, Technology, Media & Democracy
Gita Saedi Kiely
Director, FilmAid
Irene Scott
Director, Humanitarian Programming
Paula Orlando
Advisor, Gender Programming
Organizational Leadership
Alex Cole
Vice President, External Affairs
Massi Colonna
Director, Communications
Shannon England
Vice President, Global Development
Erica Feldkamp
Vice President, Information Technology & Security
Dylan Gray
Vice President, Grants & Contracts
Momodou Jobe
Vice President, Strategic & Financial Planning
Reagan Kirsten
Vice President, People & Culture
Rosie Parkyn
Global Director, Impact
Abdurahman Sharif
Senior Director, Partnerships & Outreach, Europe
Jake Trees
Vice President, Enterprise Risk & Field Operation
Robyn Mordeno
Vice President, Finance & Accounting